How to Use trifecta in a Sentence

trifecta

noun
  • The trifecta of calamities that hit him at the start, in their own strange way, save him in the end.
    Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2021
  • In fact, why not whip up a berry trifecta and make all three?
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 12 May 2024
  • That’s the trifecta of a good karaoke song as far as I’m concerned.
    Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Ivan Rodriguez, on the way to winning the MVP in 1999, turned that trifecta.
    Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2022
  • The trifecta marked the first time for a Browns defensive back in a game.
    cleveland, 7 Nov. 2021
  • The shared stories, the excitement and the support may very well be the trifecta for change.
    Paige Francis, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2022
  • Utah hit the trifecta with its coaches this time around.
    Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Dec. 2021
  • All that’s missing is a Kennedy and a sponge bath for a contest trifecta.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 July 2021
  • Is there a prize for those who hit the Broadrick trifecta during the weekend?
    Andy O'Connor, SPIN, 27 June 2023
  • And that also brings the third issue that’s this trifecta.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2022
  • For a couple of tasters, the grocery chain’s sauce struck the right notes of the barbecue-sauce trifecta: sweet, tang and spice.
    Emily Heil, Washington Post, 29 June 2022
  • Want your group to hit the trifecta of old-school Marvel Comics costumes?
    Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 17 Aug. 2021
  • The official death toll is bound to get worse, thanks to a trifecta of factors.
    Karen Kaplan Science and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2021
  • Making them gasp, laugh, and then shake their heads is the perfect trifecta.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 19 July 2022
  • The last item in the trifecta is typically the hardest to shop.
    Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 July 2021
  • Layne Pollard, of Gurnee, has a trifecta of milestones hitting around the same time.
    Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2023
  • Fall, football, and chili: the classic trifecta beloved for cozy Sundays in.
    Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The sand, sunshine, and surf are a trifecta of summertime fun.
    Ashley Martens, Woman's Day, 30 June 2023
  • English picked up an Olympic trifecta: winning gold in her first Games and setting an Olympic record in the process with 56 hits.
    Alyssa Hertel, USA TODAY, 27 July 2021
  • All signs point to Peele hitting the moviemaking trifecta.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 July 2021
  • The seller’s agent, aka listing agent, hit the mistake trifecta.
    Pat Kapowich, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2024
  • It’s cooked perfectly, seasoned well and not too greasy – the trifecta that so many restaurants fail to achieve.
    Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 11 Jan. 2023
  • While some people replace the mayo with peanut butter, others hit the trifecta with all three.
    Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2024
  • This recipe calls for a trifecta of alcohols: dry white wine, orange liquor, and brandy.
    Ali Ramee, Southern Living, 2 July 2023
  • Sounds like the perfect trifecta for a summer wedding guest dress.
    Elizabeth Berry, goodhousekeeping.com, 12 May 2023
  • Millennial students considered the trifecta of 9/11, the war in Afghanistan and the war in Iraq to be defining events in their lives.
    Andrea Stanton, The Conversation, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Coach Theresa Hirschauer's girls also won last year, but the trifecta was stifled by the final shot off Zschuppe's cleat.
    Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2020
  • The Dropout is the only one of the tech-scandal trifecta that avoids the trap of falling for its own awful but charismatic lead figure.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2022
  • Perhaps the 2024 winner will mate, produce another cub and hit a trifecta next year.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The civil fraud judgment is one of a trifecta of rulings against Trump in New York in the past year that have hit Trump financially and personally.
    Graham Kates, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2024

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